Cagliari ( it, provincia di Cagliari; sc, provìntzia de Casteddu) was a

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in the autonomous island region of

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and its capital city was Cagliari. It had an area of , and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There were 71 ''

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'' (singular: ''comune'') in the provinc

The historical province was suppressed by the 2016 Regional Decree Province of Cagliari and replaced by the Metropolitan City of Cagliari.

Geography

The valley of Piscinamanna is in the province.

Major ''comuni''

As of June 30, 2005, the major ''comuni'' by population was:

Government

List of presidents of the province of Cagliari

Provincial elections

The

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( it, Partito Democratico, PD) is a social-democratic

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, with

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( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL), it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system.

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Cagliari